Hera & Sabine
Right now, right here, the history does not disappear, but it takes a different context. The Duchess is who she is, but she is also away from it - as you are. It shifts the dynamic - and you have spoken to her? You don't have to do more right away.
But that is one issue, and it is the issue here for interactions here. It is not the other - which is the issue of how you see yourself, which may be as important here as how others see you.